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Blackhawks vs. Predators April 3, 2009

CHICAGO, IL - APRIL 3: Nashville Predators celebrate after scoring against the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1st on April 3, 2009 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Bill Smith/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft